71 easy colorful Recipes

sugar cookie mix (i use betty crocker), butter, melted, egg, flour, almond extract, colored sugar sprinkle or colored sprinkles, for decoration

tri-color spiral pasta, green pepper, chopped, red onion, sliced, tomato, chopped, chickpeas, drained, pitted sliced black olives, fresh mushrooms, sliced, shredded cheddar cheese, prepared good seasons italian dressing, salt & pepper

crushed pineapple (not drained ), pineapple tidbits (drained ), mandarin oranges (drained ), sliced yellow cling peaches , cut into bite sized pieces (drained), fresh strawberry , cut into bite sized pieces, fresh grapes (any color-seedless ), cool whip (i use the extra creamy ), carton sour cream, cartons vanilla instant pudding mix

eggs, shredded cheddar cheese, milk, chopped ham, diced onion, bell pepper (any color you like ), pepper

cherry jello, lemon jello, lime jello, blueberry jello, classic white cake mix (plus ingredients to prepare)

icing sugar / powdered sugar, liquid glucose, egg white, selection of food colorings (optional)

white cake mix, non-instant chocolate pudding mix, red food coloring, as desired, buttermilk

air- popped popcorn, dark corn syrup , dark-colored, water, caramels

bell peppers (any color you prefer ), instant rice, water, your favorite salsa (i love the kind that has corn in it! it ads a whole extra texture to the dish.), shredded cheese (i use the mexican blend ), chorizo, removed from casing and crumbled (i cooked mine in a pan first to make sure it was heated through).

colored rotini pasta, crown of broccoli, crown of cauliflower, lg purple onion, lg green pepper, lg red pepper, lg yellow pepper, cheddar cheese crumbles, lg bottle of robusto italian dressing

poundcake mix, water (or you may use milk), eggs, white chocolate , candy melts, light corn syrup, red food coloring, paste, blue food coloring, paste, ready made vanilla frosting, cornstarch

ricotta cheese , whole milk, spinach, fresh (tough stems removed (steam the spinach lightly, plunge into ice water to preserve the color, drain w), mozzarella cheese , whole milk, shredded, parmesan cheese, shredded, eggs , large, parsley, flat-leaf italian, minced, olive oil, shallots, minced, garlic clove, smashed and minced, black pepper, manicotti, uncooked, marinara sauce (not too thick or chunky, easy light and lovely marinara sauce)

ground beef or ground turkey, bell peppers, diced (any color ), carrots, peeled & diced, onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, pinto beans, black beans, drained and rinsed, chili seasoning packets, veg juice

powdered sugar, just whites (powdered egg whites ), water, gel food colors, decorating sugar , edible glitter (optional)

pasta (any shape, i like to use radiatore), favorite itailian dressing (i use wishbone robust), cucumber (peeled and diced ), scallions (chopped ), black olives (halved ), green olives (halved) with or without pimentos, pepperoni (diced ), montergy jack cheese (cubed small), bell pepper (any color, red, yellow , or orange are sweeter), dried basil, dried oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper

pillsbury refrigerated classic pizza crust (1 can), hummus, bell peppers, sliced (any color ), broccoli floret, monterey jack cheese, shredded

red ripe tomatoes, cored, quartered, and seeded, cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into large chunks, bell pepper, any color, cored, seeded , and cut into eights, onion, peeled, cored, and quartered, garlic cloves, peeled, salt (to taste), ground black pepper (to taste)

saffron, crushed and steeped in 3 tsp. stock, broth -- either chicken broth , or half chicken, half clam juice, chopped peeled tomato (drained from can, amount to taste), spanish or hungarian paprika, turmeric (for color ), salt and pepper, spanish olive oil, chopped onion, minced garlic cloves, boneless chicken with skin, roasted peeled red pepper , cut into slices (or from jar), paella rice (matiz from whole foods) or other mediterranean rice, mussels (debearded and cleaned), ingredients : you could add shrimp, artichoke hearts, peas, spanish sliced chorizo, but adjust proportions so that rice is not overwhelmed.